Daniel Townsend “Downtown” to his friends goblinized at 11 years old. His parents were devout Catholics, and at the time thought he was a spawn of the devil. He lived in the slums of Atlanta Georgia. 3 years into high school the quiet shy ork was very good at avoiding his fellow schoolmates. Who made a practice of beating the crap out of him whenever possible. Unbeknownst to Daniel he was using his adept abilities to avoid the beatings. Once on the way home he was unable to avoid the 5 gangers who were pursuing him. He was in the local mall when he saw the Recruiting station for the CAS army. He ducked in because he figured he would be safe. He talked to the recruiter and found out a lot about the army and himself. He could join without parental consent at 17 (which he was) at the moment he also did not need to complete high school. He thought about the offer on the way home. Which is probably why the gang was able to find him. They beat the hell out of him. The next day he joined the CAS army.

He picked 11-Bravo (Infantry) as his specialty, more because he felt after infantry training he would never get beat up again. During indoctrination his magical nature was revealed to him. He was pulled aside while waiting in one of the many lines. He was told what he was and what his potential was. And if he chose, the Army could help him unlock it. So far they had done nothing but help him, so he signed. 14 weeks later Daniel Townsend graduated Basic Infantry training a changed ork. Strong, agile, and full of confidence. During the 12 week Advanced Infantry course it came out that Daniel was very good with a rifle, incredibly so. Immediate after he graduated Advanced school he as loaded on a bus and went to the other side of the Fort. For the next four weeks he trained at the Airborne Infantry School. Upon completing his 5th jump he graduated and wore the red barrette. But not for long. Daniel was assigned to the 6th infantry division, 123rd battalion in Florida. He served there for 6 months. Shortly after being promoted to PFC he received orders to attend the Air Assault course at Fort Polk Louisiana. Over the three week course he learned how to jump put of helicopters. After completing the course he was held there and assigned to the 3rd Battalion headquarters to work as an armorer. He was stationed there for 6 months and then sent to PLDC school in Virginia. He graduated the 8 week Non commissioned Officers course at the top of his class. After only a year in the Army he was on the shortlist for Sergeant. David had found in himself a depth of loyalty, courage, honor, and patriotism he had never know. Loyalty, duty, honor were not just words to him.

After PLDC school he was flown to the Joint Training Command in Honolulu Hawaii. Where the Path Finder school taught him how to survive and fight in almost any situation. He stayed on as a Corporal at PF school to be a adjunct instructor for two years. His original enlistment was coming to a close and David was offered some choices if he chose to re-enlist. He picked Sniper school and the CAS was glad to give it to him. On the beginning of his 4th year in the CAS army David attained 2 things. The black rifle in a sniper scope on his chest (next to the wings with a parachute, and the wolfs head) and the rank of e-5, Buck Sergeant. It was at this point the David earned the nick, Downtown. For his amazing ability with a rifle to put a bullet anywhere he wanted it. After achieving sniper school David was assigned to the 181st Airborne division stationed in Italy. He spent two years there as a sniper. He was often put on “Leave”. He was tasked by the NAC for special ops. He was out in the field more than he was in the base. He shared a barracks with the 181st, but he usually was on assignment in Germany or Russia.

8 years after joining the CAS army Daniel attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and graduated from Ranger school in Fort Benning Georgia. His acceptance to SF was dependent on him successfully completing Ranger school at Fort Benning.

SF training started rather roughly at FT. Brag where he spent the first few days in the REC. Downtown was arrested by the MP’s for belting a officer in the jaw at a local bar. Luckily the officer was not wearing a uniform, nor did he identify himself. After that minor altercation DT got up and running in the SF program. Like all of the schools before him the strong willed ork put his back to it and excelled. The shooting wasn’t a problem, nor was electronics. He had a tough time learning the languages of his region, Eastern Europe and the middle east. He did well enough to pass though and before his 9th year was up he found himself stationed at the 1st special forces command at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

A year after he joined the elite SF units Danny, and his unit, was deployed to a small country called Basarah. It hid itself in the shadows of the larger Arabic countries and tried hard to stay out of the way. The CAS was trying to promote a change in government do to the high traffic of illegal narcotics that flowed from the small country strait into the CAS. The SF’s mission was to aid locals in raiding shipments as well as teach them tactics. Unfortunately the rebels were little better than the government they were trying depose. Instead of destroying the drugs like they agreed to do in exchange for help, they stockpiled them, and sold them to finance the rebellion. When Danny’s unit showed the evidence to the CAS there controllers turned a blind eye. When the rebels started executing locals who wouldn’t play ball, Downtown had enough.

On a windy day in the middle of the desert Downtown set his trap. He was on a hill over looking a small village the rebel leader was do to ‘visit’. Danny had used his access to the comm. Gear to over hear that the leader was planning on giving the village a choice, “send all your men to fight, or we kill you ourselves.” The leader arrived onsite at the specified time. When the man exited his vehicle, a 7.62 round exited his skull. To all the bystanders it was as if his head simply exploded.

While they were unable to prove that it was Downtown who pulled the trigger there was sufficient evidence to pull him out. Disgusted with his government Danny asked to ETS and exit the service. Danny now freelances out of the Seattle area as a merc for hire.

Recently he was ona 6 month long operation in a hell hole called, Azerbaijan. He teamed up with some old army buddies as well as a devout Catholic named Bishop. Being in such close proximity to a man of the cloth awakened some latent memories of the terrorizing he went through as a kid. He suffered another loss as well. While away in Azerbaijan his on again, off again, girlfriend married an Ares exec she met while he was away. Not a good year for the sniper.

Rowan MacBride
`Sister Suffering`

Proof looks can be deceptive. This fresh faced, angel eyed beauty is in fact a former soldier and sometimes assassin for the Official IRA in Tir na Nog. She was born into an Catholic family in an almost eclisivly elven villiage, the sort of place where the wealthy like to maintain a home, the families who've lived there for generations be damned. While her family wasn't badly off financially, she learned at an early age that in Tir if you were human and Catholic, you were a second class citizen. She idolized her two older brothers, both of whom were members of the Official IRA, and would tell her stories of their exploits. Still, her parents would have none of that in her, and they encouraged her to lead a more pious life.

Determined to protect their daugter from the violence associated with the lifestyle of their sons, they sent their daughter to a small convent on the edge of town. There she lived until her eighteenth birthday, and, in order to please her parents, she became Sister Rosetta. She went on to serve the Lord for three years, until the death of her brothers at the hands of the Ulster Revolutionary Force.

A crisis of already tenuous faith turned to something much more when she uncovered evidence that one of the Bishops in her dioces was in fact a member of the shadowy organization known as the Templars. It was in fact this very Bishop who had brokered a deal with the URF which had provided them the arms used in the attack which killed her borthers. Love of her family, and a desire for revenge, overrode any loyalty she held to the Church at that moment, and she killed the Bishop soon thereafter, making it look like a random act of violence. While she remained with the convent under false pretences, she joined the IRA cell that her brothers had been a part of. She soon thereafter became one of their premiere assassins, for when other means just couldn't get the job done. She used her position as a nun, and her innocent appearance, to gain the trust of her given targets, and get close enough to get the job done.

Still, she was only an ameture at the time, and eventually drew the watchfull eye of both the Tir Republican Corps, and the Templars themselves. She was forced to leave the country, and eventually Europe, ending up in the Seattle Shadows offering her services as a freelance assassin. She has been working the shadows for several years now, and while she no longer maintains cover as a nun, her street name continues to reflect her strange relationship with God.

Nat Aug Alt
Body 5 0 5
Quickness 6 0 6
Strength 5 0 5
Charisma 3 0 3
Intelligence6 0 6
Willpower 6 0 6
Essence 6 6.00
Run Mult. 3
Magic 6 3 9
Reaction 6 (4) 6(12)
Init. Dice 1 (3) 1(4)

Combat Pool 9 Karma Pool: 6

Skills
Pistols 6
SMG 6
Rifles 6 [10]
Launch Weapons/spotter [2/4]
Boxing: 3
-Close Combat

Biotech/First Aid: 2/4
Wilderness Survival: 4
Etiquette: 3
Small Unti Tactics [5]

Stealth (QCK) [6] [11]
Athletics (BOD) [6] [8]
Parachuting [4]

Car (REA) [2]

Rifles B/R (INT) [4]
Instruction/Sniper [2/4]

Languages
English 6/2
Russian 6/1
German 6/1
Arabic 6/0
French 4/1

Knowledge Skills

BK:Rifles(KNO) [4]
AC:Architecture(KNO) [2]
P:Snipers(QCK) [4]
AC:Engineering(KNO) [2]
Navigation/Land: 5/7
Sniper Tactics: 6
SpecialOps Tactics: 4
ST:Smuggling Routes(KNO) [2]
SW:Dragons(KNO) [3]
Assassins of history (KNO) [4]
European Custome 4
Middle eastern customs 4

Edges/Flaws
Mild allergy to sunlight 0
Bonus Att INT 2
Exceptional Att INT 2
Apptitude: Rifle 4
Phobia: open Ocean -3
Compulsion: Meticulous -2

Adept Powers

Imp Abl Combat Skl/Rifles (QCK) [4]
sr3.169:This power gives you additional dice for use with a specific Active Skill.

Imp Abl Phys Skl/Stealth (QCK) [5]
sr3.169:This power gives you additional dice for use with a specific Active Skill.

Imp Abl Phys Skl/ Geas:Athletics (BOD) [2]
r3.169:This power gives you additional dice for use with a specific Active Skill.

Imp. Reflexes Level [3]
sr3.169:This power increases the speed at which you react, just like wired reflexes SR3-301.

Imp. Sense: Flare Comp.
sr3.169:This power provides flare compensation SR3-300.

Imp. Sense: Sound Dampening
sr3.169:This power provides sound dampening, functioning like the cyberear Dampener SR3-299.

Imp. Sense: Improved Scent
sr3.169:You can identify scents in the same way as a bloodhound.

Imp. Sense: Directional Sense
You know what direction you are facing, and whether you are above or below the localground level, with a successful Perception 4 test.

Traceless Walk
mits.151:An adept with the traceless walk power can move over soft or brittle surfaces such as snow, sand, or thin paper without leaving any visible traces or noise.

Spell Shroud [4]
Mits.151:For each level of the power, the adept adds 1 die to Spell Resistance Tests against detection spells only.

Geas: All powers. Downtown must shoot some form of Firearm everyday, or be without the benefit of his powers.

Initiate Powers: Centering (Stealth & Athletics) –Masking-Centering (Firearms)

Centering Skill trigger: Downtown has a mantra he uses to Center himself. [Linked to language]

Weapons: (Pre-approved by McQ)

USP40 Match .40Cal S&W Heavy Pistol Con: 5 13 clip SA 8M
-Silencer
-Laser sight
-Custom Grips
-Flash Light (low light)


P90 5.7mm SMG Con: 3 50 clip SA/FA 6M*
-Laser sight
-Custom Grips
-Under Barrel Weight
-Gas Vent 3
*1/2 Armor rating

H&K G36 Compact 5.56 NATO Assault Rifle Con:3* 30 clip SA/BF/FA 9M
-Laser sight
-Custom Grips
-Under Barrel Weight
-Gas Vent 3
-Shockpads
*4 when stock is folded, -1 recoil reduction

MSG90A1 7.62 NATO Sniper Rifle Con:N/A 20 (detachable box) SA 9S
-3x thermal/low light scope
-Shock Pads
-Custom Grips
-Silencer

Ammunition:

MSG90A1 (7.62 NATO)
-10 Mags AV
-10 Mags XX

G36A3C (5.56mm NATO)
-12 Mags XX
-4 Mags AV

P-90 (5.7mm)
-12 Mags XX
-2 Mags Reg.

USP Match (.40 S&S)
-12 Mags XX
-2 Mags Reg.

Armor and Accessories:

Armor:
(3) FFBA lvl 3 Conceal ability: 12 Ballistic: 4 Impact: 1-Thermal Dampening 4
(3) Secure Jacket (Black) Conceal ability: 9 Ballistic: 5 Impact: 3
-Fire Resistance 4
-Chem Sealed 4
-Built in Battle Tac receiver
-Built in Comm. unit 10

(2) Cammo Full suit (1 of each, Night, Desert, Urban) Ballistic: 5 Impact: 3-Fire Resistance 4
-Chem Sealed 4
-Built in Battle Tac receiver
-Built in Comm. unit 10

(2) Ghillie suit (W/ Ruthium Polymer and 4 sensors) +8 TN
-Thermal Dampening lvl 6

Equipment:

Misc:
Boots, underwear, a rucksack, kit bag, boonie hat, LBV, ammo pouches, carrying harness for the P-90, slings etc. Holsters both concealable and full for the pistol.

Gear:
Laser Designator - hand held
Binoculars 50X LL + Thermal
Subdermal Microphone (throat) and Earbug
Nav Dat GPS
Insulated gloves
Wire cutters
Micro Flare Launcher -10 Flares
Micro Survival kit
Chem Mask lvl 10
Survival knife/bayonet

Misc:
6 smoke grenades (thermal) white
6 smoke grenades (thermal) Blue
6 Flash grenades
12 Chem lights (low light) (red)
12 Chem lights (regular) Blue

Contacts:
Mikail [2]: Former Russian sub Driver. Now a fixer in Seattle

Rick [2]: He runs the local gun club that Danny frequents. He often makes deals with the sniper to give lessons.

Lancer HQ[1]: The League of (Free)Lancers is a fixer organization who shortlists truly capable, experienced shadowrunners as well as topnotch personnel from other professions the world over.

Nuyen: 23,210
Alternate ID, Rating 6, David Town

History

Daniel townsend “Downtown” to his friends goblinized at 11 years old. His parents were devout Catholics, and at the time thought he was a spawn of the devil. He lived in the slums of Atlanta Georgia. 3 years into high school the quiet shy ork was very good at avoiding his fellow schoolmates. Who made a practice of beating the crap out of him whenever possible. Unbeknownst to Daniel he was using his adept abilities to avoid the beatings. Once on the way home he was unable to avoid the 5 gangers who were pursuing him. He was in the local mall when he saw the Recruiting station for the CAS army. He ducked in because he figured he would be safe. He talked to the recruiter and found out a lot about the army and himself. He could join without parental consent at 17 (which he was) at the moment he also did not need to complete high school. He thought about the offer on the way home. Which is probably why the gang was able to find him. They beat the hell out of him. The next day he joined the CAS army.

He picked 11-Bravo (Infantry) as his specialty, more because he felt after infantry training he would never get beat up again. During indoctrination his magical nature was revealed to him. He was pulled aside while waiting in one of the many lines. He was told what he was and what his potential was. And if he chose, the Army could help him unlock it. So far they had done nothing but help him, so he signed. 14 weeks later Daniel Townsend graduated Basic Infantry training a changed ork. Strong, agile, and full of confidence. During the 12 week Advanced Infantry course it came out that Daniel was very good with a rifle, incredibly so. Immediate after he graduated Advanced school he as loaded on a bus and went to the other side of the Fort. For the next four weeks he trained at the Airborne Infantry School. Upon completing his 5th jump he graduated and wore the red barrette. But not for long. Daniel was assigned to the 6th infantry division, 123rd battalion in Florida. He served there for 6 months. Shortly after being promoted to PFC he received orders to attend the Air Assault course at Fort Polk Louisiana. Over the three week course he learned how to jump put of helicopters. After completing the course he was held there and assigned to the 3rd Battalion headquarters to work as an armorer. He was stationed there for 6 months and then sent to PLDC school in Virginia. He graduated the 8 week Non commissioned Officers course at the top of his class. After only a year in the Army he was on the shortlist for Sergeant. David had found in himself a depth of loyalty, courage, honor, and patriotism he had never know. Loyalty, duty, honor were not just words to him.

After PLDC school he was flown to the Joint Training Command in Honolulu Hawaii. Where the Path Finder school taught him how to survive and fight in almost any situation. He stayed on as a Corporal at PF school to be a adjunct instructor for two years. His original enlistment was coming to a close and David was offered some choices if he chose to re-enlist. He picked Sniper school and the CAS was glad to give it to him. On the beginning of his 4th year in the CAS army David attained 2 things. The black rifle in a sniper scope on his chest (next to the wings with a parachute, and the wolfs head) and the rank of e-5, Buck Sergeant. It was at this point the David earned the nick, Downtown. For his amazing ability with a rifle to put a bullet anywhere he wanted it. After achieving sniper school David was assigned to the 181st Airborne division stationed in Italy. He spent two years there as a sniper. He was often put on “Leave”. He was tasked by the NAC for special ops. He was out in the field more than he was in the base. He shared a barracks with the 181st, but he usually was on assignment in Germany or Russia.

8 years after joining the CAS army Daniel attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and graduated from Ranger school in Fort Benning Georgia. His acceptance to SF was dependent on him successfully completing Ranger school at Fort Benning.

SF training started rather roughly at FT. Brag where he spent the first few days in the REC. Downtown was arrested by the MP’s for belting a officer in the jaw at a local bar. Luckily the officer was not wearing a uniform, nor did he identify himself. After that minor altercation DT got up and running in the SF program. Like all of the schools before him the strong willed ork put his back to it and excelled. The shooting wasn’t a problem, nor was electronics. He had a tough time learning the languages of his region, Eastern Europe and the middle east. He did well enough to pass though and before his 9th year was up he found himself stationed at the 1st special forces command at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

A year after he joined the elite SF units Danny, and his unit, was deployed to a small country called Basarah. It hid itself in the shadows of the larger Arabic countries and tried hard to stay out of the way. The CAS was trying to promote a change in government do to the high traffic of illegal narcotics that flowed from the small country strait into the CAS. The SF’s mission was to aid locals in raiding shipments as well as teach them tactics. Unfortunately the rebels were little better than the government they were trying depose. Instead of destroying the drugs like they agreed to do in exchange for help, they stockpiled them, and sold them to finance the rebellion. When Danny’s unit showed the evidence to the CAS there controllers turned a blind eye. When the rebels started executing locals who wouldn’t play ball, Downtown had enough.

On a windy day in the middle of the desert Downtown set his trap. He was on a hill over looking a small village the rebel leader was do to ‘visit’. Danny had used his access to the comm. Gear to over hear that the leader was planning on giving the village a choice, “send all your men to fight, or we kill you ourselves.” The leader arrived onsite at the specified time. When the man exited his vehicle, a 7.62 round exited his skull. To all the bystanders it was as if his head simply exploded.

While they were unable to prove that it was Downtown who pulled the trigger there was sufficient evidence to pull him out. Disgusted with his government Danny asked to ETS and exit the service. Danny now freelances out of the Seattle area as a merc for hire.

Recently he was ona 6 month long operation in a hell hole called, Azerbijan. He teamed up with some old army buddies as well as a devoute Catholic named Bishop. Being in such close proximity to a man of the cloth awakened some laten memories of the terrorizing he went through as a kid. He suffered another loss as well. While away in Azerbijan his on again, off again, girlfriend married an Ares exec she met while he was away. Not a good year for the sniper.